<p>Earl's aim was to take two-lane highways all the way from chicago to New Yok. "This way," he explained, as we moved out into the hot July dawn, "we'll actually see where we're going. I hate those turnpikes, Virgil. They're going inhuman and, just you wait, one day they'll take over the whole country. Everything will be concrete."</p>
<p>Virgil suggests that Earl's explanation in lines 2-6 ("This...concrete") should be viewed as
A. narrow-minded
B. defensible
C. incomplete
D. commonplace
E. amusing</p>
<p>This passage is from the January 2010 SAT. The answer is in the lines following the quoted text.<br>
-There were other,less sentimental reasons for taking the back roads: no tolls to pay, cheaper gasoline stations, and a chance to price shop when we were hungry.-</p>
<p>The first three words “There were other” justifies the answer C: Incomplete.</p>
<p>Frequently the reasoning for a correct answer will be in the lines before or after the quoted text. If you read the quote and feel unsure of your answer it is because you haven’t read enough of the passage.</p>